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CC765S Brass vs. SAE-AISI H42 Steel

CC765S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC765S brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
700 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 91
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
24
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
23 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
20 to 57

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.080
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.55 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 51 to 65
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 2.0
79.3 to 83.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 3.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 6.0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 19.8 to 47.7
0